Caster



(NoModel W; K. ELSON.

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Patented Feb. 5, 1884.

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Nv PETERS. PYwlo-Umogmpbqr, Washington 04 c.

ILLIA Ki. nLsoN, or .MABTINS FERRY, OI-IIO.

' CASTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 293,156, dated February 5, 1884.

I Application filed December 1, 1883. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM K. ELsoN, of Martin s Ferry, in the county of Belmont and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Glass or Earthenware Casters; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing,

an d to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The present invention has in view the production of a glass or earthenware caster or cruet-stand which shall be cheap to manufacture and at the same time be convenient and dura;

' with means for receiving the ends of a springmetal bail, and means for holding the same in a vertical position, a1l as more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

For the better understanding of myinvention, and to enable those skilled in the art to know how to properly construct the same, reference should be had to the accompanying drawing, in which is illustrated a perspective view of a caster constructed in accordance with this invention, and representing a cruet in one of the outer sockets. 4 e

A denotes the supporting-foot, made of glass or earthenware, and preferably ofa shape or fashion after that of other well-known glass articles and metal casters. This foot is pressed in-a mold, and is welded while hot to the support or base. Upon the upright stem of this foot is centrally supported the cruet support or base B, which is preferably of annular form, and is pressed complete in one mold, with a center socket or receptacle, 0, and four outer sockets or receptacles, all for the accommodation of cruets. As illustrated, these cruetreceptacl'es are square, and depend from the under side of the base B, and those alluded to as the outer sockets have one side contiguous to one side of the center socket, O, or, in other across the center of said support or base.

words, they are located around the periphery v of the support or base B at points where two lines would terminate if drawn at right anglles 11 thus locating the cruet sockets or receptacles 5 the inlet to the mold is just large enough to receive a suflicient amount of the molten material to form the base and its sockets, with an intervening space, a, between the outer facing sidesof the outer sockets, 0, thus effecting a great saving of material.

1) represents a spring-metal bail, the ends of which are sprung into sockets or ears I) b, pressed in the same mold with the support or base B, andlocated upon the peripheral sides of two of the outer sockets, O, at points diametrically opposite. This bail is adapted to be held in a vertical rigid position by means of notches c 0, formed upon the periphery of the support or base B at points above the sockets or ears I) b.

From the foregoing description it will be manifest that, in lieu of thesupport or base 13' being made annular-and the cruet-receptacles square, these forms may be reversed; but for convenience and cconomyin manufacture and durability in use the hereindescribed forms are preferred. l

Having thus described my invention,what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

1. A glass or earthenware caster provided with a detachable bail applied to maintain a vertical rigid position, substantially as set forth.

2. A glass or earthenware caster having its cruet support or base pressed completein one mold, with a central cruet-receptacle and four outer receptacles contiguous thereto,all dependent from the under side of said support 0 or base, substantially as described.

3. A glass or earthenware caster having its cruet support or base pressed complete in one" mold,with a central cruet-receptacle and four outer receptacles contiguous thereto, and cen- 5 trally mounted upon a supporting-foot welded to the support with glass, substantially as described. V

4. The combination, in a glass or earthen warecaster having a detachable bail, of the too cruet support or base centrally mounted upon I tical rigid position, substantially as described. a supporting-foot, both parts being pressed In testimonywliereof I affix my signature in separately in molds and welded together when presence of two Witnesses. hot, the support provided with a central cruet- XVILLIAM K. ELSON.

5 receptacle, four outer receptacles contiguous \Vitnesses:

thereto, means for receiving the ends of the MATTHIAs SHEETS, bail, and meansfor holding the bail in'a verl ANDREW J. SMITH. 

